Heritage Grade School and Junior High students will present a Veterans Day program on Nov. 11 from 1 to 2 p.m. Details are still being ironed out, but the community is invited to join the students as they honor those who have served. A reception will follow the program.
Oakwood High School Ceremony Nov. 12 from 8:10 to 8:35 The National Anthem played by the Oakwood High School Band will kick-off Oakwood High School’s Veteran Day program at 8:10 a.m. Oakwood will then recognize students planning on joining the military after graduation before recognizing the DAR (Daughters of the […]
The following Veterans Day programs will be held at St. Joseph-Ogden High School, Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School and St. Joseph Middle School on Nov. 11, 2019. Prairieview-Ogden Junior High St. Joseph-Ogden alum Jeff Mathis will speak to Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School students at 2 p.m. on Nov. 11. Mathis attended […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com It’s one thing to sit in a desk and learn about historical figures, and it’s another thing to bring them to life. But that’s what 34 junior high and high school students will do on Thursday, Nov. 7 and Friday, Nov. 8 as they perform “Night […]
The Toyota of Danville Classic will be held at St. Joseph-Ogden High School from Dec. 3 to Dec. 7. Home teams are listed first. Tues., Dec. 3 @ 5p.m. Cissna Park vs. Notre Dame La Salette Tues., Dec. 3 @ 6:30 p.m. SJO vs. Georgetown Ridge-Farm Tues., Dec. 3 @ […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Villa Grove/Heritage Football The Blue Devils were limited to 104 total yards and went scoreless in a first-round Class 2A playoff game at 10th-ranked Nashville (9-1) and dropped a 35-0 decision on Saturday. Nashville, which registered 453 total yards (including 291 via passing), built a 28-0 […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood football There has not been a change in offensive philosophy within the Oakwood football program. The Comets are a run-first team which boasts two players with more than 800 yards rushing for the season. And yet, on Friday when the school ended a 31-year streak […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The tradition continues with the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ cross-country program. By placing third in Saturday’s Effingham St. Anthony Class 1A Sectional, SJ-O advanced its entire girls’ team to state for the 13th consecutive year and for the 25th time in school history. They did it by […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com What do music and horses have in common? They are two passions of Oakwood High School’s Eli Ronk. In both endeavors, Ronk has experienced the fruits of his hard work for many years. Another set of accolades came in October of 2019. Ronk was recently selected […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s volleyball team capped a perfect October on Thursday with a regional championship match victory. If the Spartans match that performance in November, they will wind up as the top team in Class 2A. For the second time in a week, SJ-O topped Monticello (20-15). […]
